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capitol hill, david petraeus is preparing to field questions from congress about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. his appearance before senate and house intelligence committees comes a week after he resigned over an extramarital affair. he is not expected to talk about that scandal. they will ask him about what the agency knew about the september 11th terror attack in benghazi which killed the u.s. ambassador. >> president obama meets with top republicans and democrats in congress to talk about the looming fiscal cliff. congressional leaders will go to the white house to talk about averting automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that will take effect in january. president will also meet with leaders of civil rights groups and other organizations to get their input. >> he spoke this week with labor leaders and corporate ceos who have backed the call for a greater tax revenue. >> eric: jim harbaugh but a is expected to be back at work after being treated for an irregular heartbeat. he visited the 49er facility late afternoon before doctors sent him home. he is expected
capitol hill, david petraeus is preparing to field questions from congress about the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. his appearance before senate and house intelligence committees comes a week after he resigned over an extramarital affair. he is not expected to talk about that scandal. they will ask him about what the agency knew about the september 11th terror attack in benghazi which killed the u.s. ambassador. >> president obama meets with top republicans and democrats in...
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support -- gaza and u.s. support of israel. >> it's the same thing all over again. people still are not seeing how necessary it is for israel to protect itself. >> i don't think this is a story that has two even sides. this is a story about survival. and about the survival of the palestinian people. that's why i'm here. >> san francisco police set up extra barricades and had almost 20 officers on the scene just in case. the protest lasted for just about 90 minutes and no arrest were made. >>> the thanksgiving holiday travel season kicks off at san francisco international airport today. today is expected to be the busiest day. more than 140 people arrived -- are expected to arye and depart -- arrive and depart the airport as they make their way to thanksgiving destinations. that is a 3% increase from last year. some travelers will have an easier time getting through the long security lines at sfo. the airport has a new program in place called tsa precheck. it allows passengers to go through security without having to take their shoes or jackets off or take liquids an
support -- gaza and u.s. support of israel. >> it's the same thing all over again. people still are not seeing how necessary it is for israel to protect itself. >> i don't think this is a story that has two even sides. this is a story about survival. and about the survival of the palestinian people. that's why i'm here. >> san francisco police set up extra barricades and had almost 20 officers on the scene just in case. the protest lasted for just about 90 minutes and no...
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what he is saying about the attack on u.s. >> kristen: right now a team of inspectors is flying to the scene in the gulf of mexico. this is photo of the scene. you can see the fire is now out but two people are missing and 11 others were sent to the hospital. the explosion happened 25 miles southeast of louisiana. >>> in the middle east this morning, israel is moving a step to a possible ground defensive in gaza calling up 16,000 reservists. sporadic shelling continues to rattle israel. they are trying to negotiate a truce. the shells fell in your for the first time in 1970. 23 palestinians and three israelis have been killed since the violence erupted on wednesday. >> kristen: david petraeus testified on capitol hill in his first public appearance sex scandal made him step down. the private hearing is focusing on what he knew about the deadly attack in benghazi. he said the attacks were a terrorist strike not a spontaneous protest. he did tell lawmakers he was sorry about his affair, but it had nothing to do with his handling of libya. >> cheryl: snother showdown in washington, congre
what he is saying about the attack on u.s. >> kristen: right now a team of inspectors is flying to the scene in the gulf of mexico. this is photo of the scene. you can see the fire is now out but two people are missing and 11 others were sent to the hospital. the explosion happened 25 miles southeast of louisiana. >>> in the middle east this morning, israel is moving a step to a possible ground defensive in gaza calling up 16,000 reservists. sporadic shelling continues to rattle...
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. >> reporter: hostess has a hearing scheduled with the u.s. bankruptcy court on monday. once granted the process of closing stores will go quickly and its products will become a distant memory. most of these workers say there are other bakeries and that they are confident they can find other jobs but at this point hope is all they have and a union that tells them that they will take care of them. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> i think we're all aware that we have some urgent business to do. >> president obama sitting down with congressional leaders today. mr. obama urged lawmakers to work together to keep taxes from going up for middle income americans. after the meeting, everyone seemed convinced they will find a solution. >> i believe that we can do this and avert the "fiscal cliff" that is right in front of us today. >> lawmakers have until the first of the year it come up with a budget plan. >>> -- to come up with a budget plan. >>> in a closed hearing on capitol hill, david petraeus testified about the terror attack in benghazi. cbs reporte
. >> reporter: hostess has a hearing scheduled with the u.s. bankruptcy court on monday. once granted the process of closing stores will go quickly and its products will become a distant memory. most of these workers say there are other bakeries and that they are confident they can find other jobs but at this point hope is all they have and a union that tells them that they will take care of them. live in oakland, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> i think we're all...
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u.s. history more than two years after its drilling operation killed 11 workers and unleashed the largest accidental oil still ever. 11 deepwater horizon exploded what followed was a gusher that ran for 85 days, spilling an estimated 172 million gallons. the company agreed to pay 4.5 billion dollars in fines. two bp employees will be charged with manslaughter, and a third with lying to isngress. manuel bojorquez is in new orleans with details of what bp knew before the explosion. >> reporter: two former b.p. employees charged with manslaughter were the highest ranking b.p. supervisors on seepwater horizon. they were in charge of the test that signaled grave danger the afternoon of the explosion. on. test found signs that combustible gas was seeping into the well. the indictment alleges b.p. managers, robert kaluza, and reald vidrine, failed to call ogineers on shore to discuss the abnormal readings. gs.tead, they allowed work on the well to continue. nde gas came up the well and exploded.
u.s. history more than two years after its drilling operation killed 11 workers and unleashed the largest accidental oil still ever. 11 deepwater horizon exploded what followed was a gusher that ran for 85 days, spilling an estimated 172 million gallons. the company agreed to pay 4.5 billion dollars in fines. two bp employees will be charged with manslaughter, and a third with lying to isngress. manuel bojorquez is in new orleans with details of what bp knew before the explosion. >>...
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cia director david petraeus is headed to capitol hill this morning to talk about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. congressional leaders say he has a unique insight into the attack. >> director petraeus went to tripoli and interviewed many of the people as i understand it that were involved. >> reporter: house and senate intelligence committee members spent thursday interviewing top military and intelligence officials. they were also shown a video taken from surveillance cameras from the consulate and from drones flying overhead. >> it does begin from when the incident -- before the incident started and goes through the incident and the exodus. >> reporter: but as thorough as thursday's briefing was, members still have a lot of questions. >> we're going to continue to work to get those answers. >> reporter: and there's new information out of thursday's congressional hearings. lawmakers say the cia confirmed to them susan rice was told spontaneous protests over an anti-islam film sparked the attack. >> we do not have information at present -- >> reporter: rice was given the
cia director david petraeus is headed to capitol hill this morning to talk about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. congressional leaders say he has a unique insight into the attack. >> director petraeus went to tripoli and interviewed many of the people as i understand it that were involved. >> reporter: house and senate intelligence committee members spent thursday interviewing top military and intelligence officials. they were also shown a video taken from surveillance...
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. >>> as lawmakers hold a hearing on the tigard coffee -- on the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi, libya, we learned when david petraeus will break his silence. >> wasn't a 911 call that brought firefighters to a house fire, how an alert crew was on the scene in moments. >>> mixing truck flipped this afternoon blocking three lanes of traffic in san jose. the collided with a truck this afternoon. the chp issued a sig alert. all lanes were open by 3:00 p.m. and no one was injured. >>> furious members of congress heard testimony about the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi, libya that killed four americans. the report from washington on the angry exchange of words and when they will hear from former cia director david petraeus. >> reporter: we learned at the hearing secretary of state hillary clinton will it testify about the attacks next month. some say that is not soon enough. >> reporter: in a hearing, they said the obama administration was warned about the security in libya and ignored requests for additional protection. >> this administration, includi
. >>> as lawmakers hold a hearing on the tigard coffee -- on the u.s. consulate attack in benghazi, libya, we learned when david petraeus will break his silence. >> wasn't a 911 call that brought firefighters to a house fire, how an alert crew was on the scene in moments. >>> mixing truck flipped this afternoon blocking three lanes of traffic in san jose. the collided with a truck this afternoon. the chp issued a sig alert. all lanes were open by 3:00 p.m. and no one was...
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the message stop the war in gaza and end u.s. support of israel. >> i'm here because i've seen this too many times before with israel the aggressor against the palestinian people. >> i think there's been a false demonstration that israel is retaliating. in fact, already there are far more palestinian casuals than there are israeli. >> reporter: proisrael groups staged a counter protest. >> i am here because i was in israel in 2009 when the rockets first hit. and then it was really, really horrible. >> the jewish community does not want to see this escalate into a full out war but israel has a right to defend its citizens. >> reporter: the san francisco police department had a lot of extra barricades on hand as well as nearly 20 officers on scene just in case. the protest lasted about 90 minutes during the evening rush hour and ended with no injuries and no arrests. in san francisco, cara liu, channel 2 news. >>> a veteran correspondent who is in the middle east says it feels like war. bombs sounded ke thunder in gaza city tonight
the message stop the war in gaza and end u.s. support of israel. >> i'm here because i've seen this too many times before with israel the aggressor against the palestinian people. >> i think there's been a false demonstration that israel is retaliating. in fact, already there are far more palestinian casuals than there are israeli. >> reporter: proisrael groups staged a counter protest. >> i am here because i was in israel in 2009 when the rockets first hit. and then it...
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if the u.s. bankruptcy court grants this motion, then hostess could close all of its operations as early as november 20th. that is just two days before thanksgiving. now back out here live i was also able to find -- [ inaudible ] i spoke to a worker inside who said the delivery truck hasn't been here within a week. report live janine de la vega. >>> time is 5:04. oakland police made a big arrest and giving the credit to luck and a police officer with a keen eye. last night police arrested noted gang leader ronny in san francisco at the ruth chris steak house. an off duty police officer whole celebrating his wife's birthday spotted him as they walk into the restaurant. police were alerted. they converged on the restaurant and arrested him without incident as he was leaving the incident. >> we have put forth a lot of efforts with the department of justice, las vegas police department and oakland police department tracking him in several places. >> he faces home robberies, weapons violations and sho
if the u.s. bankruptcy court grants this motion, then hostess could close all of its operations as early as november 20th. that is just two days before thanksgiving. now back out here live i was also able to find -- [ inaudible ] i spoke to a worker inside who said the delivery truck hasn't been here within a week. report live janine de la vega. >>> time is 5:04. oakland police made a big arrest and giving the credit to luck and a police officer with a keen eye. last night police...
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nothing to do with the controversy over the way the obama administration portrayed the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> just ahead the numbers just came out. we will tell you how the california jobless rate is looking. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever you're craving. spend 25 dollars and a frozen safeway turkey is 59 cents a pound. or spend 25 dollars and get a fresh safeway select turkey for 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. safeway. ingredients for life. this tastier thanksgiving is well worth the wait. >>> optimism that president obama and the congressional leaders can help avoid the fiscal cliff pushed stocks higher. they are all up a little bit. >>> new jobs figures released this morning show california's jobless rate continues to fall but it is still above 10%. according to the state employment development department the rate was 10.1% in october. that is down from 10.2% a month earlier. there were 45,800 jobs added to payrolls statewide. >>> the final chapter for the twilight sa
nothing to do with the controversy over the way the obama administration portrayed the attack on the u.s. consulate in libya. >>> just ahead the numbers just came out. we will tell you how the california jobless rate is looking. there's fresh, natural, frozen, whatever you're craving. spend 25 dollars and a frozen safeway turkey is 59 cents a pound. or spend 25 dollars and get a fresh safeway select turkey for 99 cents a pound. so raise your glass, pull up a chair, grab a plate. this...
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the message stop the war in gaza and end u.s. support of israel. >> i'm here because i've seen this too many times before with israel the aggressor against the palestinian people. >> i think there's been a false demonstration that israel is retaliating. in fact, already there are far more palestinian casuals than there are israeli. >> reporter: proisrael groups staged a counter protest. >> i am here because i was in israel in 2009 when the rockets first hit. and then it was really, really horrible. >> the jewish community does not want to see this escalate into a full out war but israel has a right to defend its citizens. >> reporter: the san francisco police department had a lot of extra barricades on hand as well as nearly 20 officers on scene just in case. the protest lasted about 90 minutes during the evening rush hour and ended with no injuries and no arrests. in san francisco, cara liu, channel 2 news. >>> a veteran correspondent who is in the middle east says it feels like war. bombs sounded like thunder in gaza city tonig
the message stop the war in gaza and end u.s. support of israel. >> i'm here because i've seen this too many times before with israel the aggressor against the palestinian people. >> i think there's been a false demonstration that israel is retaliating. in fact, already there are far more palestinian casuals than there are israeli. >> reporter: proisrael groups staged a counter protest. >> i am here because i was in israel in 2009 when the rockets first hit. and then it...
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bakery operations have been suspended at all the plants if the u.s. bankruptcy court grants the notion and hostess could close allover its operation -- all of its operations. now back out here live at a safeway store in los gatos. the workers told me the driverly truck for hostess it hasn't come out here in about a week. it's unsure if it will ever come back out here. we also had another news crew swing by the bakery in oakland. those workers were still on strike and had no idea that hostess had made the announcement this morning. so we plan on having more from those workers coming up on mornings on 2. reporting live janine de la vega ktvu channel 2 news. >>> time now 6:35. meantime walmart workers will try to paralyze and disrupt holiday salesfection week during the kickoff of the holiday shopping season. they are planning a series of strikes at walmart stores around the country with the help of a union representing other retail employees. the union says they there will be 1,000 events include, werer walkouts, flash mobs, and educating shoppers about
bakery operations have been suspended at all the plants if the u.s. bankruptcy court grants the notion and hostess could close allover its operation -- all of its operations. now back out here live at a safeway store in los gatos. the workers told me the driverly truck for hostess it hasn't come out here in about a week. it's unsure if it will ever come back out here. we also had another news crew swing by the bakery in oakland. those workers were still on strike and had no idea that hostess...
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think are very important. >> the september 11th attack in benghazi left four people dead including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. yesterday they heard from the acting c.i.a. director behind closed doors and watched a realtime video of the attack. >> number one mistakes were made and we have to learn from this. >> there have been many questions about the attack. the obama administration initially blamed it on protests over an anti-muslim video. that story latest shifted raising questions about what the administration knew and when they knew it was a terrorist attack. >> i don't think the intelligence community in any way politicized they were providing to members of the administration or congress. they gave us our best initial assessments. >> when he testifies he is expected to give a timeline of events. there has been focus on his affair and whether thinks conduct compromised national security. he is expected to talk about the benghazi situation. once they complete the hearings, they expect to hold a public hearing to disclose information that isn't classified. >> eric: in the middle e
think are very important. >> the september 11th attack in benghazi left four people dead including u.s. ambassador chris stevens. yesterday they heard from the acting c.i.a. director behind closed doors and watched a realtime video of the attack. >> number one mistakes were made and we have to learn from this. >> there have been many questions about the attack. the obama administration initially blamed it on protests over an anti-muslim video. that story latest shifted raising...
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. >> about that deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> all while the cia announces its launching an investigation into petraeus' conduct while he was still in charge of the agency. >> petraeus insists no classified documents exchanged hands during his affair. >>> this battle is escalating. >> israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >>> as long as i've been here i haven't seen something to this magnitude. >> four people are dead and 17 more hurt after a train crash with a parade float carrying veterans and their wives through west texas. >>> president obama visited new york yesterday to see the damage from superstorm sandy. >> i promise we are going to be here until the rebuilding is complete. and i meant it. >> hostess brands is liquidating. the twinkie maker will lay off most of its 18,000-person workforce. >> touchdown, 79 yards. >> buffalo wins to go to 4-6. >> all that -- >> i just want to say thank you. >> you're very welcome. your very welcome. >> you're very handsome.
. >> about that deadly september 11th attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> all while the cia announces its launching an investigation into petraeus' conduct while he was still in charge of the agency. >> petraeus insists no classified documents exchanged hands during his affair. >>> this battle is escalating. >> israel is prepared to take whatever action is necessary to defend our people. >>> as long as i've been here i haven't seen something to...
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. >> i joined the military out of high school, served in the u.s. navy for 10 years. my last duty station was nas alameda across the bay; it was one of the last commands. as a young sailor and visited san francisco. i live in san francisco for 15 of the last 20 years, and until early this year i did not have any idea that that world war ii building had anything to do with the veterans committee. to me it was always the art center, and i thought the veterans name was more ceremonial than anything else. early this year began volunteering full-time there at the veterans building, and became an integral member of the american legion. i am the eight district historian, and appointed commander of post 36. the president of the veterans affairs commission, eddie ramirez, i had similar training in organizational development and strategic planning. i attended most, not all, of the veterans affairs commission meeting this year. i videotaped several for historical reasons. one of the things that i see the commission can really use is an element of team strategic planning. the vet
. >> i joined the military out of high school, served in the u.s. navy for 10 years. my last duty station was nas alameda across the bay; it was one of the last commands. as a young sailor and visited san francisco. i live in san francisco for 15 of the last 20 years, and until early this year i did not have any idea that that world war ii building had anything to do with the veterans committee. to me it was always the art center, and i thought the veterans name was more ceremonial than...
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here is in the u.s. americans are making their voices heard during protests in several american cities including demonstrations in new york city. several hundred people gathered outside the israeli consulate and wave signs. similar demonstrations happened in montgomery street in san francisco. >> a husband and wife charged with murdering a retired east bay school teacher last month are scheduled to be in court. they appeared last week but did not enter a plea. his wife has also been charged in the case. she was extradited from washington state where they were both arrested last month. couple is charged in the murder of 55-year-old suzy coe that was killed in her home. they were arrested after being spotted after driving her car in seattle. >> san rafael police have released a sketch of an armed prowler that may have been stabbed by one of his would would be victims. one of two teenage women fought off the prowler and the other called police. >> eric: 6:17. we are watching the weather and bay bridge. ther
here is in the u.s. americans are making their voices heard during protests in several american cities including demonstrations in new york city. several hundred people gathered outside the israeli consulate and wave signs. similar demonstrations happened in montgomery street in san francisco. >> a husband and wife charged with murdering a retired east bay school teacher last month are scheduled to be in court. they appeared last week but did not enter a plea. his wife has also been...
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when i spoke to the hostess representative, they said they already filed a motion with the u.s. bankruptcy court and they have a hearing scheduled for monday. once that happens, you see stores like these here in san leandro, this foreclosed sign could be here for a long time. this happened because of a union calling for a nationwide strike. an oakland bakery workers joined in. the bakery wanted a 25% pay cut and stopped paying the pension. hostess had filed for bankruptcy for the second time earlier this year. they told striking workers that concessions needed to be made. the company gave workers the final deadline yesterday afternoon to get back to work. but they refused. tom becker hostess spokesman says the company had no choice. >> this is an extremely, extremely difficult decision to make. there are a lot of people who wanted this company to survive and a lot of people who sacrificed not once, not twice, but several times. and the company is very appreciative of that. we believe in hostess. we believe hostess had a bright future. but unfortunately it's not working out that
when i spoke to the hostess representative, they said they already filed a motion with the u.s. bankruptcy court and they have a hearing scheduled for monday. once that happens, you see stores like these here in san leandro, this foreclosed sign could be here for a long time. this happened because of a union calling for a nationwide strike. an oakland bakery workers joined in. the bakery wanted a 25% pay cut and stopped paying the pension. hostess had filed for bankruptcy for the second time...
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i need to support my family. >> reporter: hostess tells us they filed the motion with the u.s. bankruptcy court just this morning and a hearing is scheduled for monday morning. once granted, hostess spokesman says the stores will shut down immediately. we could see stores like this in front of you close as early as tuesday. the shelves are already empty here. now, i asked hostess if it was a possibility for another company to buy out these bakeries and continue the brand, frank and michelle, and they said no. at this point it doesn't seem like there is hope for it. so if you are a hostess fan, stock up right now. live in san leandro, cate caugiran, cbs 5. >>> thank you. 5:34 now. >>> at the right place apparently at the right time a police officer nabbing a suspected oakland gang leader. the place was a steakhouse on van ness in san francisco where the off-duty oakland officer recognized a suspect when he walked into the restaurant. >> an alert officer who was off duty tonight at ruth's chris saw the entourage walk into the restaurant. notified the police department and we got
i need to support my family. >> reporter: hostess tells us they filed the motion with the u.s. bankruptcy court just this morning and a hearing is scheduled for monday morning. once granted, hostess spokesman says the stores will shut down immediately. we could see stores like this in front of you close as early as tuesday. the shelves are already empty here. now, i asked hostess if it was a possibility for another company to buy out these bakeries and continue the brand, frank and...
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they stated that they heard what the u.s. officials did behind this thing which killed the ambassador and three other americans. >>the next deadline for the health care reform law has been extended. states have until dec. 48 to decide whether they will step up exchanges. the deadline was today. california has already created the exchanges and to help the exchanges are to open doors in 2014. individuals and small businesses can find more affordable insurance plans. >>the couple accused of killing the retired teacher will be back in court to enter a plea. they killed her door the coast of a crime spree that the that when from california to washington. there were arrested after they were found driving her car. they both could receive the death penalty. >>the sentences of 49 stated that they want their coach to beast's back on the field. harbaugh had a procedure for an irregular heartbeat. he noticed a discomfort and they took him to the hospital. the system head coaching record nadir had to fill in for him in his absence. he is
they stated that they heard what the u.s. officials did behind this thing which killed the ambassador and three other americans. >>the next deadline for the health care reform law has been extended. states have until dec. 48 to decide whether they will step up exchanges. the deadline was today. california has already created the exchanges and to help the exchanges are to open doors in 2014. individuals and small businesses can find more affordable insurance plans. >>the couple...
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possession of marijuana remains a federal crime under 21 u.s. code section 844 putting those states and their citizens at odds with the federal government and federal law enforcement. mother jones reporter josh harkinson has been all over the story, joining me now. welcome back inside "the war room." >> glad to be here, jennifer. >> jennifer: glad to you have back to talk about an issue that's evolving obviously. the people may be ahead of the laws on this. smoking pot and -- the view of it was once considered a scourge. what's happened? >> i think started in 1996 when california voters passed prop 215 which was this really loosely-worded ballot measure that made medical marijuana legal and the following year, about 400,000 californians got these medical pot cards which really you could get for anything like hangnail or writer's cramp. i got one for writer's cramp myself. >> jennifer: wow. >> so it basically was essentially legal. >> jennifer: did you do that as an experiment as a reporter or did you do it because you did have writer's cramp? >>
possession of marijuana remains a federal crime under 21 u.s. code section 844 putting those states and their citizens at odds with the federal government and federal law enforcement. mother jones reporter josh harkinson has been all over the story, joining me now. welcome back inside "the war room." >> glad to be here, jennifer. >> jennifer: glad to you have back to talk about an issue that's evolving obviously. the people may be ahead of the laws on this. smoking pot and...
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the hearing is focused on the attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libya, that killed u.s. ambassador and bay area native chris stevens and three other americans. the incident has become a political firestorm, with republicans accusing the obama administration of misleading the public about the cause of the attack. for more on the general's testimony, let's bring in tracie potts this morning. now, general petraeus went to tripoli and conducted interviews about the attack. do we have any inclination about what he's going to say today? >> reporter: well, we have some sense of what he said in the first hearing. there are two. he i believe is in the second one now, assuming things are still on schedule. in that first hearing with the house intelligence committee, he talked quite a bit about his investigation and whether or not initially the u.s. thought this was a spontaneous attack or a terror attack. according to congressman peter king, who came out and briefed us afterwards, there were some differences between what lawmakers remembered in their initial briefing with the cia
the hearing is focused on the attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libya, that killed u.s. ambassador and bay area native chris stevens and three other americans. the incident has become a political firestorm, with republicans accusing the obama administration of misleading the public about the cause of the attack. for more on the general's testimony, let's bring in tracie potts this morning. now, general petraeus went to tripoli and conducted interviews about the attack. do we have...
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ex-cia chief david petraeus testifying before a congressional committee about those attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> we'll have a live report on what he is expected to say next. >> reporter: and this is bob redell. we are talking about the best $10 that you can spend, what it can buy and who it can help, it can go so far. we'll tell you more about our nbc bay area food drive that's kicking off this week. that story coming up. >>> today in washington, former cia director david petraeus answering questions for the first time since he resigned over an affair. that's not what today's hearings are all about. lawmakers want to know what he knows about the attack in libya that ultimately killed four americans. tracie potts is live on capitol hill this morning with all the latest details. a lot going on out there. >> reporter: absolutely. that first of two hearings today should be wrapping up shortly, assuming they're on time. we did not see general petraeus go in, but we did get confirmation he is there today testifying behind closed doors with both the house and then later short
ex-cia chief david petraeus testifying before a congressional committee about those attacks on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> we'll have a live report on what he is expected to say next. >> reporter: and this is bob redell. we are talking about the best $10 that you can spend, what it can buy and who it can help, it can go so far. we'll tell you more about our nbc bay area food drive that's kicking off this week. that story coming up. >>> today in washington, former cia...
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. >>> guilty and ordered to pay more than two years after the worst oil spill in u.s. history. the largest criminal settlement in history announced today. bp pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts, including misconduct and neglect and is fined $4.5 billion. the fiery explosion of the deep water horizon in the gulf of mexico killed 11 crew members and caused crude oil to gush out of the well for months. shutting down commercial fishing and decimating the environment. today, two bp supervisors working that rig were charged manslaughter for the 11 deaths. jessica? >> thank you, janelle. the commander in chief visited new york city specifically also the borough of staten island and saw the devastation left behind by superstorm sandy. he thanked volunteers who have handed out millions of meals. 400,000 people asked for emergency aid from fema. some schools are finally reopened while dozens of others remain closed. new at 6:00, a major heist at jfk international airport overnight where $1.5 million worth of apple products were stolen. some 3600 ipad minis stolen. investigators say they t
. >>> guilty and ordered to pay more than two years after the worst oil spill in u.s. history. the largest criminal settlement in history announced today. bp pleaded guilty to 14 felony counts, including misconduct and neglect and is fined $4.5 billion. the fiery explosion of the deep water horizon in the gulf of mexico killed 11 crew members and caused crude oil to gush out of the well for months. shutting down commercial fishing and decimating the environment. today, two bp...
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. >>> coming up in our next half hour, top u.s. intelligence grilled over the deadly attack in libya. >> if you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror! >> on capitol hill, the charges against the obama administration. >>> wounded veterans killed after a train crashes into their parade float. the latest on this developing story. >>> and the permits approved, the construction is under way. why neighbors are fighting so hard tonight to drive 7-eleven away. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, happened during a deadly atk on americans in libya. lawmakers get a look at secy camera >>> now at 6:30, a clearer picture of what happened during the deadly attack on americans in libya. lawmakers get a look at security camera have you i don't that shows the attack in -- video that shows the attack in realtime on the acompound in benghazi and congress is demanding answers about what happened there. as tara mergener tells us, former cia director david petraeus has his say tomorrow. tara. >> reporter: well, dana, yes, congress is l
. >>> coming up in our next half hour, top u.s. intelligence grilled over the deadly attack in libya. >> if you want to know who is responsible in this town, buy yourself a mirror! >> on capitol hill, the charges against the obama administration. >>> wounded veterans killed after a train crashes into their parade float. the latest on this developing story. >>> and the permits approved, the construction is under way. why neighbors are fighting so hard...
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blow out in 2010 led to an explosion that killed 11 workers and let the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. it is a shallow water drill rig on fire. to missing and some taken to the hospital. >> we will take a quick break8:37 is the time we are tracking wet weather, from the bay. people on the bay bridge which they had this easy ride across span. we will be right back with details. >>, cia director david patrice knew all along about the attack. he is testifying behind closed doors to two congressional intelligence committees. this is the first appearance since resigning last friday over his extramarital affair. both of those sessions are closed doors. president obama welcome to congressional leaders from both parties to talk about ways to avoid the looming fiscal clef. --clif there huddling to see if they come to some sort of deal over settling taxes. >> modesto may offer your best deal, it it made it no. 7 on the list of places for most affordable homes. the particular markets a look at offered become a combination of low prices and competitor competitive wages. number one was on
blow out in 2010 led to an explosion that killed 11 workers and let the worst offshore oil spill in u.s. history. it is a shallow water drill rig on fire. to missing and some taken to the hospital. >> we will take a quick break8:37 is the time we are tracking wet weather, from the bay. people on the bay bridge which they had this easy ride across span. we will be right back with details. >>, cia director david patrice knew all along about the attack. he is testifying behind closed...